The plague of loneliness (Vivek H. Murthy, Surgeon General of the United States)
Whither / wither the humanities in our social isolation?
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05, 2023
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11, 2023
Covid on my mind (BBC News and The Lancet)
Failing memory and mental clarity in the aftermath of the pandemic.
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03, 2022
History is rejuvenation
A conversation about new youth from past events.
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03, 2021
Running in the time of COVID (Olivia Merli)
Finding solace and solidarity in running against Covid.
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03, 2020
Life at a distance (Christopher Mims, Wall Street Journal)
Living apart with the internet weighs on our emotional health.
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12, 2019
The alienated have landed (Joseph Bernstein, BuzzFeed News)
Cyberspace culture has increased the ranks of the alienated.
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12, 2019
The art of medical conversation (Greg Rienzi, Johns Hopkins Magazine)
How art can provide the medium for caring communication.
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09, 2019
Humanities and climate change (Robert D. Newman, Los Angeles Review of Books)
The ways the humanities offer a greater, communal strength in confronting climate crises.
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03, 2017
On silence
On silence. Why poets, and others, look for quietude – with lovers, friends, or by themselves – in lieu of words Doodle: Good morning, Noodle. You appear deep in thought. Noodle: Thanks for the interruption. I’m puzzled by a poem. As a professor of the humanities, I’ve read a lot of poetry, and should be [...]
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10, 2016
The scientist, the thinker, and the artist
The scientist, the thinker, and the artist: seeking truth though facts, ideas, and the shared but secret vision of humanity. A work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line. And art itself may be defined as a single-minded attempt to render the highest kind of justice [...]